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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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